noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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ôk'shən
UK:/ˈɔːkʃən/
US:/ˈɔkʃən/
cot-caught-merger:/ˈɑkʃən/
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rhymes with -ɔːkʃən
ŏk'shən
Australian:/ˈɔkʃən/
rhymes with -ɒkʃən
CMU ARPABET:AA1 K SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AO1 K SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roup sale
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: bridge, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To sell at an auction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the public sale of something to the highest bidder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: auction sale, vendue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sale
5
noun
Meaning 5
a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: auction bridge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bridge
6
verb
Meaning 6
sell at an auction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: auction off, auctioneer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sell
History
Etymology
From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from augere (“to increase”).
Across languages
Translations
162 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
ankand
— public sales event
Arabic:
مَزَاد
(mazād)
— public sales event
Arabic:
مُزَايَدَة
(muzāyada)
— public sales event
Arabic:
مزاد
(mazād)
— public sales event
Armenian:
աճուրդ
(ačurd)
— public sales event
Asturian:
puya
— public sales event
Azerbaijani:
auksion
— public sales event
Belarusian:
аўкцыён
(awkcyjón)
— public sales event
Bengali:
নিলাম
(nilam)
— public sales event
Bulgarian:
търг
(tǎrg)
— public sales event
Bulgarian:
аукцио́н
(aukción)
— public sales event
Burmese:
လေလံ
(lelam)
— public sales event
Catalan:
subhasta
— public sales event
Chinese Mandarin:
拍賣 /拍卖
(pāimài)
— public sales event
Chinese Mandarin:
競賣 /竞卖
(jìngmài)
— public sales event
Chinese Mandarin:
競拍 /竞拍
(jìngpāi)
— public sales event
Czech:
aukce
— public sales event
Czech:
dražba
— public sales event
Danish:
auktion
— public sales event
Dutch:
veiling
— public sales event
Esperanto:
aŭkcio
— public sales event
Estonian:
oksjon
— public sales event
Estonian:
enampakkumine
— public sales event
Finnish:
huutokauppa
— public sales event
French:
enchères
— public sales event
French:
vente aux enchères
— public sales event
Galician:
poxa
— public sales event
Galician:
almoeda
— public sales event
Galician:
proia
— public sales event
Galician:
subhasta
— public sales event
Galician:
leiloio
— public sales event
Galician:
venduta
— public sales event
Georgian:
აუქციონი
(aukcioni)
— public sales event
German:
Versteigerung
— public sales event
German:
Auktion
— public sales event
Greek:
δημοπρασία
(dimoprasía)
— public sales event
Greek:
πλειστηριασμός
(pleistiriasmós)
— public sales event